Dialectics of the goddess in Japanese audiovisual culture / edited by Lorenzo J. Torres Hortelano.
Through provacative essays by specialists in different aspects of Japanese culture, Dialectics of the Goddess in Japanese Audiovisual Culture provides a historical and analytical survey of the presence of Goddesses in Japanese audiovisual culture from its origins to the present day. It shows how the...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Maryland :
Lexington Books,
[2018]
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| Online Access: | Click here to view this book |
| Summary: | Through provacative essays by specialists in different aspects of Japanese culture, Dialectics of the Goddess in Japanese Audiovisual Culture provides a historical and analytical survey of the presence of Goddesses in Japanese audiovisual culture from its origins to the present day. It shows how these feminine myths are represented in Japan not only as beneficial or creative deities, but also as the archetypal strong or dominant woman that sometimes overshadows masculine figures and heroes, or as influential figures. Therefore, it analyzes this rich dialectic of the feminine and how the audiovisual culture had represented it thus far in film, TV series, and video games made in Japan. While many theories have been proposed to explain the presence of Goddesses in Japan, this book's focus on audiovisual culture explores how this corpus challenges the traditional conceptions of the feminine as related to Goddesses--back cover. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxi, 161 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1498570151 9781498570152 |